About Well Worth Watering
Meet Lou-Ann Wattley Belk
Welcome to the Well!
I’m Lou-Ann—Lou is what my loved ones call me. Like you, I wear many hats: wife, mother of 2 amazing children, certified childbirth educator and mentor, postpartum companion and aspiring lactation counselor.
Some folks say that birth has a way of cracking you wide open. That was certainly the case for me after my two very different births; the first an induced hospital birth, the second a planned home birth. Both experiences gifted me invaluable lessons. I continue to pull from these lessons and my faith and walk with Jesus Christ as I navigate life’s ebbs and flows.
I value love-affirming introspection in myself and others. I believe in creating space for the telling and holding of powerful stories, like those that were shared on my podcast. Along with my husband and children, I currently call Northern Virginia home.
What are some of the best but undernourished tools in childbirth preparation?
Self Compassion
Discernment
Courage
Growth
Well Worth Watering empowers parents with soulfully-curated childbirth classes and postpartum services that honor each unique birth journey. Based in North Springfield, Virginia, I serve families with postpartum support and private, in-home birth classes in the Northern Virginia and DMV area. My online childbirth classes can be experienced from anywhere in the country.
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The Wonderful Groups I’VE TRAINED WITH:
Birthing from Within
CCE (Childbirth Educator/Mentor Certification)
Completed: October 5, 2021
Divine Birth Wisdom
Grandma’s Hands Level 1:
Pregnancy & Postpartum Herbs and Nutrition in the Southern Tradition | Spring 2021
Certificate completed: May 7, 2021
Grandma’s Hands Level 2: Deep Time | Fall 2022 (7-week Intensive)
Certificate completed: October 28, 2022
Infant CPR Training | Momease Alexandria
Training completed: December 17, 2022
